Appropriate Recall Interval for Periodontal Maintenance: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to assess the evidence to support a specific time interval between periodontal maintenance (PM) visits.

Methods

Relevant articles were identified through searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE and PubMed using specific search terms, until April, 2014, resulting in 1095 abstracts and/or titles with possible relevance. Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) guidelines were used to evaluate the strength of studies and synthesize findings. If mean recall interval was not reported for study groups, authors were contacted to attempt to retrieve this information.

Results

Eight cohort studies met the inclusion criteria. No randomized control trials were found. All included studies assessed the effect of PM recall interv

SUBMITTER: Farooqi OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4848042 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature